The main purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of perceived authenticity,
tourists' involvement, and destination image on tourists' experience at a historic district …

How China Became Capitalist details the extraordinary, and often unanticipated, journey
that China has taken over the past thirty five years in transforming itself from a closed …

This paper develops a preliminary study to explore the determinants of capital structure of
Chinese-listed companies using firm-level panel data. The findings reflect the transitional …

As China has evolved into an industrial powerhouse over the past two decades, a new class
of workers has developed: the dagongmei, or working girls. The dagongmei are women in …

The success or failure of China's development will impact not only its own citizens but also
those of the world. China is widely recognized as a global actor on the world stage and no …

This is an extensively revised and updated version of a book that was originally published in
2007. In addition to bringing the text up to date in a rapidly changing region, there are …

This is the first historically comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of the causes, content, and
consequences of nationalism in China, an ancient empire that has struggled to construct a …

With rapid commercialization, a booming urban economy, and the relaxation of state
migration policies, over 100 million peasants, known as China s" floating population, have …

" For all of the attention that has been paid to social organizations-and the research
conducted on them-our understanding has still been significantly limited by the persistent …

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